Table 1. Primers used in this study.

Primers
Gapdh forward	5’ AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG 3’
Gapdh reverse	5’ ACACATTGGGGGTAGGAACA 3’
Il18 forward	5’ GCCTCAAACCTTCCAAATCA 3’
Il18 reverse	5’ TGGATCCATTTCCTCAAAGG 3’
Isx forward	5’ TTCCACTTCACCCATTACCC 3’
Isx reverse	5’ CTCTTCTCCTGCTTCCTCCA 3’
mt1 forward	5′-GCTGTGCCTGATGTGACGAA-3′
mt1 reverse	5′-AGGAAGACGCTGGGTTGGT-3′
RARa forward	5’-GAAAAAGAAGAAAGAGGCACCCAAGC-3’
RARa reverse	5’-AGGTCAATGTCCAGGGAGACTCGTTG-3’